On Sunday, three matches of the seventh round were played in the English Premier League.
A highly anticipated duel took place at the fortress of "Old Trafford" - a clash between the football players of "Manchester United" and Liverpool's "Everton." After a fierce battle, Louis van Gaal's team emerged victorious with a score of 2-1.
"Man Utd" played more actively from the very first half and created more chances. In the 27th minute, the first goal fell into Tim Howard's goal when Juan Mata made an assist to Angel Di Maria, who shone throughout the match.
At the end of the first half, Roberto Martinez's disciples had the opportunity to equalize the score, but Leighton Baines' foot shook, and for the first time in the Premier League, he missed an 11-meter penalty.
The second half started successfully for the "Toffees." L.Baines corrected his mistake and made a great pass to Steven Naismith, revitalizing Everton's chances to expand their lead in this match.
However, the "Toffees" didn't enjoy the lead for long, as in the 62nd minute, Radamel Falcao sent the ball into the opponent's net after a pass from A. Di Maria, breaking away from the goalkeeper and once again putting the "Red Devils" ahead.
During the remaining time, the Liverpool city footballers pressed the "Red Devils," but David De Gea demonstrated a fantastic game in the nets. After the victory, "Manchester United" rose to fourth place with 11 points, while "Everton" settled for the 17th place.
In other matches, London's "Tottenham," in front of their fans, narrowly defeated "Southampton." Christian Eriksen scored the winning goal in the 40th minute.
Results:
"Man Utd" 2 - 1 "Everton"
27' [1 - 0] A. Di Maria
55' [1 - 1] S. Naismith
62' [2 - 1] R. Falcao
45' L. Baines ("Everton") missed a penalty from 11 meters
"Tottenham" 1 - 0 "Southampton"
40' [1 - 0] C. Eriksen
"West Ham" 2 - 0 QPR
5' [1 - 0] N. Onuoha (own goal)
59' [2 - 0] D. Sakho
League table:
