Premier League: Liverpool Held By Fulham, Arsenal And Everton Share Spoils, Newcastle Rout Leicester City, Ipswich Down Wolves
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Liverpool and Fulham played out a 2-2 draw at Anfield, while Arsenal were held to a scoreless draw at home by Everton. Newcastle and Ipswich picked up contrasting wins against Leicester and Wolves respectively.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, center, duels for the ball with Fulham’s Jorge Cuenca during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Fulham, at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Premier League table toppers Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Fulham on Sunday as the Reds had to rally back from a goal down twice to pick up a point at Anfield.
Andreas Pereira gave the Cottagers an early lead as he found the back of the net in the 11th minute of the game before things got worse for Liverpool with Andy Robertson shown the red card six minutes later.
Cody Gakpo pulled Arne Slot’s men back on level terms two minutes after the second-half whistle to make it 1-1.
Fulham got their noses in front yet again as Rodrigo Muniz’s 76th-minute goal helped Marco Silva’s men get their noses in front again. But, Diogo Jota’s 86th-minute goal gave the Merseyside unit a point at home.
Liverpool stand five points clear at the top of the league, ahead of chasing Chelsea.
Arsenal 0-0 Everton
Mikel Arteta’s men were held to a goalless draw at the Emirates by touring Everton as the Gunners dropped behind Chelsea in the Premier League standings.
Arsenal now have 30 points from 16 games, while London rivals Chelsea stand second with 31 points having played a game less.
Wolves 1-2 Ipswich
Matt Doherty put the ball into his own net to give Ipswich the lead in the 15th minute of the game. However, Matheus Cunha’s 72nd-minute strike pulled Wolves back on level terms.
Ipswich collected all points on offer at the Molineux as Jack Taylor’s goal in the fourth minute of second-half added time ensured that the Blues would have a happy trip back home to Town.
Ipswich occupy the 18th place, on above Wolves in 19th, with both teams fighting to get out of the drop zone.
Newcastle 4-0 Leicester City
Eddie Howe’s men registered a 4-0 rout of Leicester City at St. James Park as Jacob Murphy netted twice, while Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak bagged a goal each for the Magpies.
Newcastle climbed to 12th in the league following the win as they moved past Tottenham, who play Southampton at St. Mary’s on Sunday.
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