Today, seven matches of the 25th round were played in the English Premier League.
At the "White Hart Lane" stadium, London's "Tottenham" clashed with former Giedrius Arlauskis' "Watford" club. Mauricio Pochettino's players narrowly beat the visitors and rose to second place in the league standings.
The "Spurs" dominated possession throughout the match and created significantly more dangerous chances. In total, the North London team made 26 attempts towards goal, but only one shot found the target.
The crucial goal in the 64th minute was scored by rarely starting defender Kieran Trippier. The 25-year-old Englishman, after a great pass from Dele Alli, accurately sent the ball into the opponents' net and helped the "Spurs" team secure an important victory.
After the win, "Tottenham" moved up to second place in the English Premier League. They are 5 points behind leaders "Leicester City".
At the "Anfield" stadium, the "Liverpool" club suffered a disappointing draw from "Sunderland". Without Jurgen Klopp on the sidelines, the "Reds" squandered a two-goal lead and played to a 2-2 draw.
In the first half, neither team scored, but the hosts lost two players - Dejan Lovren and Joe Allen.
Nevertheless, "Liverpool" did not hold on to a 2-0 lead as Roberto Firmino and Adam Lallana scored in the 70th minute to put them ahead. Unfortunately, the "Reds" could not maintain that lead until the end of the match.
In the 82nd minute, Adam Johnson reduced the deficit. "Sunderland" gained more confidence and eventually, in the 89th minute, Jermain Defoe equalized.
It is worth noting that in the 77th minute, fans started leaving the stadium in large numbers. Recently, the club announced that ticket prices for the new main stand would increase from £59 to £77 next season, causing significant discontent among supporters.
Liverpool's "Everton" team had no trouble, defeating "Stoke City" 3-0. Also celebrating victories were "Aston Villa", "Southampton", and "Newcastle United", while "Swansea" and "Crystal Palace" drew.
Results:
"Tottenham" 1 - 0 "Watford" 64' [1 - 0] K. Trippier
"Liverpool" 2 - 2 "Sunderland" 60' [1 - 0] R. Firmino 70' [2 - 0] A. Lallana 82' [2 - 1] A. Johnson 89' [2 - 2] J. Defoe
"Stoke City" 0 - 3 "Everton" 11' [0 - 1] R. Lukaku 28' [0 - 2] S. Coleman 42' [0 - 3] A. Lennon
"Aston Villa" 2 - 0 "Norwich" 45' [1 - 0] J. Lescott 51' [2 - 0] G. Agbonlahor
"Newcastle" 1 - 0 "West Brom" 32' [1 - 0] A. Mitrovic
"Swansea" 1 - 1 "Crystal Palace" 13' [1 - 0] G. Sigurdsson 47' [1 - 1] S. Dann
"Southampton" 1 - 0 "West Ham" 9' [1 - 0] M. Yoshida 54' V. Wanyama
League standings:
