Liverpool are fighting for a draw with Arsenal; Manchester United, Spurs lose; Chelsea win

Four Premier League matches took place on Sunday as the ninth gameweek of the season concluded.

Goals: Saka 9′, Merino 43′; van Dijk 18′, Salah 80′

Liverpool came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Just nine minutes after his return from a hamstring injury, Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead with a brilliant goal. Ben White’s ball left Andy Robertson in trouble and the winger cut past the left-back and fired past Caoimhin Kelleher from close range.

The Gunners’ lead lasted less than 10 minutes when Liverpool equalized through Virgil van Dijk. Trent Alexander-Arnold took the corner and Luis Diaz was the first to intercept the ball at the near post, nodding for the captain to stoop and head past David Raya.

Arsenal’s penalty was rejected by VAR just after the half-hour, in the same episode when Kai Havertz struck from 12 yards.

However, they regained the lead two minutes before the break thanks to Mikel Merino. The midfielder scored his first goal for the club with a header from a fantastic free-kick from Declan Rice. There was another VAR check but Van Dijk’s foot kept the Spaniard in the game.

In a huge blow to Mikel Arteta, Gabriel and Jurrien Timber both left with injuries in the second half and were replaced by Jakub Kiwior and Miles Lewis-Skelly in Arsenal’s highly makeshift defence. During this period, Liverpool took control of the game, aiming to equalize for a second time.

Although they struggled to make an impact, the Gunners relied almost entirely on the counter-attack as the game entered the final 20 minutes.

Liverpool scored the goal their superiority suggested would come in the 80th minute. Trent Alexander-Arnold passed brilliantly to Darwin Nunez, who passed the ball to Mohamed Salah, who finished in typically cool fashion.

Substitute Gabriel Jesus failed to score in the final minute of normal time due to Kiwior’s foul on Dominik Szoboszlai in the build-up, and in the end a draw seemed fair.

The result leaves Arne Slot’s side four points clear of Arsenal, but with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table as usual.

Goals: Summerville 74′, Bowen (PEN) 90+2′; Casemiro 81′

Manchester United were left to rue a host of missed chances, including a miss from their opponents of the season, as a controversial injury-time penalty gave West Ham a 2-1 win at the London Stadium.

Their first big goal came just two minutes later, but after the returning Bruno Fernandez picked out Alejandro Garnacho, the Argentine’s shot rattled the crossbar.

Garnacho and Fernandes then missed several more big chances in the first 15 minutes, with Erik ten Hag lamenting that his side could have been three up front, but Diogo Dalot took the cake for missed chances when he somehow fired over the bar with 12th throw. yards when faced with an empty goal after a dribble by Lukasz Fabianski.

Then there was another shot against the woodwork before Fabianski’s fantastic save somehow kept the balance going into the break: United failed to score for the eighth time in nine games in the first half, and they generally had to pay for it all misses in the first half. the final stage as Crisencio Summerville pounced for the first goal.

The substitute was perfectly positioned to slot the ball home from close range after the ball had found its way into his path thanks to a clever deflection, but the advantage did not last long before United finally got the goal they should have scored earlier when Casemiro saved Joshua Zirkzee’s header. house.

But there was to be one final twist when a lengthy VAR check awarded the Hammers a highly controversial penalty in the last minute, and from the spot Jarrod Bowen converted the winner, leaving his side ahead of United, who dropped to 14-place after nine games. e place.

Goals: Jackson 18 minutes, Palmer 47 minutes; Isak 32′

Cole Palmer was back in action as he inspired Chelsea to a 2-1 win over Newcastle.

Chelsea almost took the lead after just four minutes when Nicholas Jackson made a brilliant turn in midfield and lost his marker before playing for Cole Palmer, who calmly found the back of the post, only for a VAR check to determine he was there in an offside position.

But it didn’t take long for Newcastle’s top line to be exposed again and this time there was no intervention to save them as Pedro Neto was sent running after Palmer’s delightful pass and he prepared for Jackson to score his 20th goal in the Premier League.

The Magpies responded well to the setback and soon equalized when former Chelsea player Lewis Hall crossed for Alexander Isak and converted from close range.

It took Chelsea just two minutes after the break to regain the lead when Isak passed the ball away, allowing Palmer to burst forward into the box and squeeze the ball in at the near post.

Pedro Neto then hit the post with a header as the Blues went within a hair’s breadth of third but failed to reach the target as they managed to progress into the top four while Newcastle remained 12th.

Palace beat Spurs to claim their first win

Crystal Palace finally secured their first win of the season for the ninth time as they beat a dull Tottenham 1-0 at Selhurst Park.

After a quiet first half hour, Crystal Palace scored through Jean-Philippe Mateta at the back post after Spurs and Mickey van de Ven in particular had caused chaos in their area, although the Dutchman came close to scoring . instant amendments, only to have them rejected by mail.

It was as close as they got to an equalizer as Spurs remain eighth and Palace move out of the relegation zone after picking up their first three points of the campaign.