Leaders Arsenal beat Everton (4-0) last Wednesday and Liverpool beat Wolverhampton (2-0), with Diogo Jota assisting for the first goal, in back-to-back games of the English Football League’s seventh round.
In London, the gunners they left the challenge well underway in the first 45 minutes, against the accurate shots of Bukayo Saka (40) and Brazil’s Gabriel Martinelli (45+1).
In the second half, Norwegian Odegaard, in the 71st minute, and Martinelli (80th), for the second time, set up the scoreboard with goals, before coach Mikel Arteta launched Portugal’s Fábio Vieira to the hosts in the 73rd minute. , while fudge Rúben Vinagre did not leave the bank.
With the third consecutive win, the Londoners lead the Premier League with 60 points, against 55 of champions and number two Manchester City. Manchester United are third with 49 but still have a game to play, while Everton occupy a dangerous 18th place with 21.
At Anfield Road, after a goalless first half, the red managed to undo the clean sheet thanks to the goal of Dutch central Van Dijk in the 73rd minute, assisted by Portugal’s Diogo Jota, after a poor defense by the goalkeeper of the wolves Jose Sa.
Only after 77 minutes was the result closed with the goal of the Egyptian Mo Salah, after the Greek side Tsimikas climbed a few meters to the ground to serve the African striker.
Us wolves, in addition to Sá, the Portuguese Nélson Semedo, Matheus Nunes, João Moutinho and Rúben Neves were in the base. Daniel Podence came on in the second half and Pedro Neto was not released onto the field, as was Fábio Carvalho on the host’s side.
The outcome lifts the Merseyside crest to sixth place, with 39 points, while the team coached by Julen Lopetegui is 15th with 24, the same as Leicester (14th).
Source: DN
