On Saturday evening, seven more matches of the ninth round took place in the English Premier League.
In front of their own fans, London's Arsenal clashed with the Middlesbrough football players. The Gunners did not continue their series of victories and played a goalless draw against Middlesbrough.
Arsenal dominated possession, but did not create significantly more chances than their opponents. Interestingly, Middlesbrough managed to attempt even more shots on goal.
After the draw, Arsenal rose to the top spot, but their winning streak in the Premier League was broken. So far, Arsene Wenger's players had won six games in a row.
In other matches, Leicester beat Crystal Palace 3-1. The scorers for the winners were Ahmed Musa, Shinji Okazaki, and Christian Fuchs.
Everton of Liverpool cannot return to the path of victories. Ronaldo Koeman's players had to acknowledge Burnley's advantage with a 2-1 result.
West Ham's team achieved a dramatic victory at the end of the match. Winston Reid scored a goal in the 95th minute and helped the Hammers secure a victory against Sunderland.
In other matches, Stoke City defeated Hull City, while Swansea and Watford played to a goalless draw.
In the last Saturday match, Liverpool clashed with West Brom at Anfield stadium. Two goals in the first half secured the Reds' victory with a 2-1 score.
In the 20th minute, Sadio Mane put the hosts ahead with a great shot, and Philippe Coutinho doubled the lead after 15 minutes. In the 81st minute, the opponents narrowed the gap, but West Brom could not equalize in the remaining time.
After the victory, Liverpool drew level with Arsenal in points but remained in second place due to a better goal difference.
Results:
Arsenal 0 - 0 Middlesbrough
Burnley 2 - 1 Everton 39' [1 - 0] S. Vokes 58' [1 - 1] Y. Bolasie 90+2' [2 - 1] S. Arfield
Leicester 3 - 1 Crystal Palace 42' [1 - 0] A. Musa 63' [2 - 0] S. Okazaki 80' [3 - 0] Ch. Fuchs 85' [3 - 1] Y. Cabaye
Hull City 0 - 2 Stoke City 26' [0 - 1] X. Shaqiri 50' [0 - 2] X. Shaqiri
Swansea 0 - 0 Watford
West Ham 1 - 0 Sunderland 90+5' [1 - 0] W. Reid
Liverpool 2 - 1 West Brom 20' [1 - 0] S. Mane 35' [2 - 0] P. Coutinho 81' [2 - 1] G. McAuley
League table:
