Liverpool snatches a draw at ten against eleven, Arsenal stalls against Everton

Distance match between Arsenal and Liverpool in this 16th day of the Premier League. Undisputed leaders of the championship, the Scousers hosted a team in rather good shape in this first half of the season, Fulham. Marco Silva's men bravely played their luck in an Anfield picked up cold from the first minutes. Not only did Pereira open the scoring with an acrobatic recovery (0-1, 11th), but on top of that Robertson left his partners numerically inferior for almost the entire match (17th). In front on the scoreboard and eleven against ten, the Cottagers did not really take advantage of the situation.

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They did not take the match into their own hands and even let the locals slowly come to their senses. After an alert from Luis Diaz (41st), it was Gakpo who allowed his team to return to the score with a diving header on this service from Salah (1-1, 47th). This equalizer shook Fulham a little, better in the game, but exposed to a lot of counterattacks. All the same, Alexander-Arnold suffered more and more in his lane and ended up breaking down on a new race from Robinson, concluded by Muniz in front of Gomez (1-2, 76th). With his back to the wall, Slot made the perfect changes since the incoming Nunez, passer, and Jota, scorer (2-2, 86th), allowed Liverpool to snatch a rather unexpected draw, even if it remains a poor performance. Chelsea can get back to two points tomorrow if they beat Brentford.

Arsenal stall at home

A boon that the Gunners were unable to take advantage of when hosting an Everton team, although in difficulty in the standings, but which confirms its slight recovery in form. The Toffees could even have taken the advantage early in this duel if Doucouré had materialized his opportunity (6th). After that, Sean Dyche's troops almost no longer existed offensively. Above all, they tried to keep their backs round, with some success. The fault lies in the clumsiness of Odegaard, unable to frame his attempts (10th and 12th). It was then Pickford who worked to preserve the draw, making a first decisive save against Saka (29th).

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The start of the English international's festival, which has long disgusted opposing attackers. Just before the break, he pushed back Martinelli's left shot with his chest (42nd). Halftime did not break its momentum. He disgusted Saka again by making two great saves, first on a left-handed shot (46th), then on Merino's head when receiving the English star's corner (47th). Arteta tried to provide the solution from the sidelines but paradoxically, the changes stopped the Canoniers' momentum. Despite one last contentious situation in the area (90th+2), Arsenal never had the match ball and had to settle for a draw. The Gunners remain 3rd, 6 points behind the leader. At the same time, Newcastle crushed Leicester 4-0 and Ipswich performed well by winning at Wolverhampton 2-1.