In the English "Premier" League, another 22nd round of matches were played on Saturday.
After suffering their first defeat in the last round, the "Liverpool" team returned to the path of victories. The only goal determined the victory against "Brighton", after which the "reds" temporarily regained a seven-point advantage.
In the first half, the visitors from Liverpool had serious problems. The "Brighton" team failed to impose their conditions, but "Liverpool" struggled in the middle of the field, where Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum couldn't handle the ball.
However, in the second half, "Liverpool" gained an advantage in less than five minutes - Mohamed Salah converted a penalty kick, which he earned himself.
During the remaining time of the second half, "Liverpool" had chances to increase their advantage, but no more goals were scored.
In other matches, "Southampton", "Watford", and "Burnley" teams triumphed by one goal, while the struggling "Cardiff" and "Huddersfield" teams shared a point.
In the last match of the evening, the London "Chelsea" team defeated "Newcastle" after a tough battle. Pedro put the "blues" ahead, but the opponents equalized the result at the end of the half.
However, it was Willian who led "Chelsea" to victory, scoring a fantastic shot into the opponent's goal in the 57th minute.
After the victory, "Chelsea" approached "Tottenham" by a point. "Arsenal" is now behind the "blues" by several points.
Results:
"Brighton" 0 - 1 "Liverpool" 50' [0 - 1] M. Salah (11m penalty)
"Burnley" 2 - 1 "Fulham" 2' [0 - 1] A. Schurrle 20' [1 - 1] J. Bryan (own goal) 23' [2 - 1] D. Odoi (own goal)
"Crystal Palace" 1 - 2 "Watford" 38' [1 - 0] C. Cathcart (own goal) 67' [1 - 1] C. Cathcart 75' [1 - 2] T. Cleverley
"Leicester" 1 - 2 "Southampton" 11' [0 - 1] J. Ward-Prowse 45' [0 - 2] S. Long 58' [1 - 2] W. Ndidi 45' Y. Valery ("Southampton") sent off from the field
"Cardiff" 0 - 0 "Huddersfield"
"Chelsea" 2 - 1 "Newcastle" 9' [1 - 0] Pedro 40' [1 - 1] C. Clark 57' [2 - 1] Willian
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