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Liverpool overcame their recent blip and a VAR call to
get back to winning ways with a 2-1 triumph over Bournemouth at Anfield.
Having lost three of their
last four games in all competitions, Kopites would have been fearing the worst
when Callum Wilson netted a controversial opener inside ten minutes.
But goals from Mohamed Salah
and Sadio Mane in eight first-half minutes turned the game on its head as
Liverpool set a new record for consecutive top-flight wins at home with 22.
VAR came to Arsenal’s rescue
late on as they snatched a 1-0 victory over West Ham to keep alive their slim
hopes of a top four finish.
Alexandre Lacazette latched
onto a square ball in the 78th-minute but Mesut Ozil was initially judged to be
offside in the build-up.
However, following a lengthy
check, VAR decided that Ozil was marginally onside, giving the Gunners a
priceless three points.
They move to within five
points of fourth-place Chelsea, who play Everton tomorrow, after sealing a
third-consecutive top-flight victory for the first time since August last year.
The Gunners are just a point
behind their north London rivals Tottenham, who could only manage a 1-1 draw at
Burnley.
Chris Wood gave Sean Dyche’s
men the lead but Dele Alli’s penalty ensured both sides would share the spoils.
However, Sheffield United
shouldn’t be ruled out either as they sealed a win at Norwich’s expense.
Billy Sharp’s first-half
header was enough to move the Blades to within two points of the top four in a
game that also saw on-loan Blades keeper Dean Henderson make a stunning double
save to deny the Canaries.
Wolves missed the
opportunity to leapfrog Chelsea into fourth with a goalless draw at home to
Brighton.
Elsewhere, VAR stole the
show in Newcastle’s 1-0 win at Southampton.
The Magpies ended a run of
four Premier League games without a goal as Allan Saint-Maximin netted a
predatory goal late on.
But before that, Saints
forward Moussa Djenepo was sent off for a late challenge following a VAR review
and Newcastle saw Matt Ritchie’s VAR-awarded penalty saved.
Meanwhile, Watford failed to
follow up their heroics against Liverpool last week and slumped to a 1-0 defeat
at Crystal Palace.
Jordan Ayew netted a stunner
in the first-half to move the Eagles further clear of the relegation zone.
Credit: talksport
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