On Tuesday evening in England, the 25th round of the Premier League started with four matches. After a wonderful weekend victory in the North London derby against Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur players had to come back to earth. They were defeated by Liverpool players, and as a result, Arsenal won and overtook them.
Tottenham players looked tragic in the first half, but they were saved by luck. Although the Liverpool team had several great opportunities, only Lazar Markovic managed to score (15 min). Then, in the 26th minute, Harry Kane equalized the score after a brilliant solo run and pass by Erik Lamela.
At the beginning of the second half, Danny Rose committed a foul in the penalty area, and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard converted a penalty kick in the 53rd minute. However, the visitors did not give up, and Moussa Dembele equalized the score for the second time less than 10 minutes later.
In the 83rd minute, Liverpool's reserve players made a triumphant attack. Just 4 minutes after entering the field, Adam Lallana made a great pass into the penalty area, where Mario Balotelli scored from close range. This was the Italian's first goal in the Premier League while playing for Liverpool.
After the match, Liverpool (7th place) with 42 points is almost leveling with Tottenham (43 points) in the standings. In the fifth place with 45 points, having played one game less, is Manchester United.
London's Arsenal club secured their 13th victory in the championship and moved up to fourth place with 45 points. In their own field, they forced Leicester City to surrender with a score of 2:1.
In the first half, Arsenal scored through goals from Laurent Koscielny (27 min.) and Theo Walcott (41 min.). Arsenal dominated the field in the first 45 minutes, hitting the visitors' goal 6 times.
Although after the break, Arsenal's ball control increased from 52% to 63%, Leicester more frequently attacked the goal. Andrej Kramaric scored in the 61st minute, but the visitors were unable to expand their lead.
With only 17 points, Leicester is at the bottom of the league, with a 4-point difference from the nearest team.
Other results:
Hull City - Birmingham's Aston Villa 2:0
[1:0] Nikica Jelavic 22 min.
[2:0] Dame N'Doye 74 min.
Sunderland - Queens Park Rangers 0:2
[0:1] Leroy Fer 17 min.
[0:2] Bobby Zamora 45+1 min.
Standings:
