On the first day of 2020, there were 9 matches in the Premier League. Leicester City and Manchester City, the second and third place in the standings, both won, and the two teams continued to maintain a 1-point gap. Tottenham Hotspur lost to Southampton at 0:1 away.
Xinhua News Agency, London, January 1 (Reporter Zhang Wei) on the first day of 2020, there were 9 matches in the Premier League. Leicester City and Manchester City, the second and third place in the standings, both won, and the two teams continued to maintain a 1-point gap. Tottenham Hotspur lost to Southampton at 0:1 away.
Leicester City’s away game against Newcastle United, Valdi, who led the Premier League shooters, did not show up. However, the attack power of “Fox” did not decrease. Peres and Madison broke the door one after another in the first half. Chowdhury added the icing on the cake before the end, and Leicester City finally won 3:0.
Of course, Newcastle United was really unfortunate that day. In the final stage of the first half, both defenders went off due to injury, and captain shelvein failed to stick to the second half. Unexpectedly, after three replacement places were used, another player left the court in the 51st minute due to thigh strain. No one received the red card. Newcastle United had to fight with 10 people.
Manchester City played Everton at home and won two yuan in the second half by Jesus. In the 51st minute, the Brazilian won the right foot arc ball. After 7 minutes, the left foot shot the door low. Everton, who won two consecutive victories after coach Ancelotti took the lead, continued to seek offensive opportunities and finally took advantage of Manchester City goalkeeper Bravo’s mistake to take back a goal. In the 71st minute, Bravo’s pass was intercepted by the opponent’s players at the edge of the penalty area. Richard Leeson, who was unattended, finally broke the net and rewritten the score to 1:2.
Although Everton’s subsequent attack was not short of momentum, it did not pose a substantial threat. Manchester City won 2:1 and continued to rank behind Leicester City with a gap of 1 point.
On the same day, the opponent scored a goal in the 17th minute of Tottenham Hotspur, who played against Southampton in a somewhat chaotic defense. Since then, Tottenham Hotspur has not achieved anything on the offensive end. To make matters worse, shooter Kane was injured in the 75th minute. In addition, coach Jose Jose received the yellow card because he left the bench to talk to the other coach team.
Tottenham Hotspur currently ranks sixth with 30 points, one point behind the fifth Manchester United. The Wolves, who scored the same points with Tottenham Hotspur before the game, also lost in this round, ranking seventh after losing Watford 1:2. Watford, who has changed his job after only one victory in the 14th round, has already won four victories. He not only transferred the position of “deputy squad leader” to Norwich City, but also has already passed the same day: 1 draw on the Crystal Palace Norwich City to open a 5-point gap.
In addition, West Ham United won Bournemouth by 4:0; Brighton drew Chelsea by 1:1; Burnley lost Aston Villa by 1:2. Liverpool will host Sheffield United on the 2nd.