MATCHWEEK 24 of the Premier League is packed full of thrilling ties at both ends of the table.
Nottingham Forest THRASHED Brighton 7-0 to kick off the Prem action today.
Top of the table Liverpool head to in-form Bournemouth while Newcastle welcome Fulham to St James’ Park.
Today’s action is capped off with a blockbuster West Midlands derby between Wolves and Aston Villa.
- Kick off times: 12.30pm/3pm/5.30pm GMT
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HT from Dan King at the Vitality Stadium
They say that refereeing decisions even themselves out over the course of a season. But in the case of Liverpool and Darren England it has taken more than 16 months.
It was England whose gaffe as VAR meant Luis Diaz’s goal at Tottenham was wrongly disallowed for offside.
In this game, England has awarded a soft penalty for Lewis Cook’s challenge on Cody Gakpo and VAR did not ask him to think again.
Mo Salah now has 20 Premier League goals, the first time he has reached that landmark since 2021/2.
HALF TIME
We’ve reached the midway point in an entertaining Premier League card.
- Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool
- Everton 3-0 Leicester
- Ipswich 1-1 Southampton
- Newcastle 1-0 Fulham
45+2 – GOAL!! EVERTON 3-0 Leicester
A dream first-half at Goodison is capped off with a second for BETO!
It’s all so simple again but it was a stunning pass from James Garner which splits the high Leicester line.
Beto is clean through and passes it so, so nonchalantly by the keeper and into the bottom corner.
The finish looked slow motion there it was passed so coolly. A terrific 45 minutes.
39 – Newcastle 1-0 Fulham
Concern for Newcastle as Bruno Guimaraes goes down after a tackle from Robinson.
The physio is on and there was a bit of hush around as concern did grow.
Thankfully for them, the Brazilian was able to get to his feet and walk to the side of the park and looks like he’ll continue.
Premier League latest scores
Goals in every game now!
- Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool
- Everton 2-0 Leicester
- Ipswich 1-1 Southampton
- Newcastle 1-0 Fulham
37 – GOAL!! NEWCASTLE 1-0 Fulham
Deadlock broken at St James’ Park and it’s JACOB MURPHY who puts Newcastle in front!
A real sweeping move from inside their own half for the Magpies as Burn picks out Gordon on the Newcastle left.
He spins Castagne so, so easily and the full back looks like he’s carrying a fridge on his back chasing him back.
Gordon gets to the edge of the area on the left and rolls the ball across the box for Murphy coming in and he sidefoots into the net from 12 yards.
From Charlie Wyett at Portman Road
Liam Delap has proved what a terrific striker he is going to be. He missed a decent chance after Southampton’s opener but he did not let that affect him.
Instead, he took three touches before planting a shot past Aaron Ramsdale and he has now scored nine Premier League goals.
Salah penalty
To clear up any scrutiny which may have arrived from that Salah penalty, Premier League Match Centre tweeted: “The referee’s call of penalty was checked and confirmed by VAR – with the challenge deemed to have been a trip by Cook on Gakpo. The VAR also confirmed Gakpo was onside in the build-up.”
Up the charts
By the way, that Mo Salah goal takes his total Premier League tally to 177.
That takes him up to joint-sixth in the standings, alongside Frank Lampard.
31 – GOAL!! IPSWICH 1-1 Southampton
Huge goal at the bottom as LIAM DELAP equalises for Ipswich.
Where on earth were the Southampton defenders!?
Ipswich turn the ball over just inside their own half before a clever pass forward finds Delap all alone, 10 yards inside the Southampton half.
He beats a despairing slide from Bednarek before driving into the box and coolly passing beyond Ramsdale.
29 – GOAL!! Bournemouth 0-1 LIVERPOOL
MO SALAH scores his 20th goal of the season.
His penalty right into the bottom corner, keeper no chance and the league leaders are moving nine points clear as things stand!
PENALTY LIVERPOOL
Lewis Cook trips Cody Gakpo in the area and the league leaders have the chance top open the scoring from the spot!
Premier League latest scores
- Bournemouth 0-0 Liverpool
- Everton 2-0 Leicester
- Ipswich 0-1 Southampton
- Newcastle 0-0 Fulham
From Gary Stonehouse at St James’ Park
Newcastle started like a house on fire and if Alexander Isak had connected properly with Jacob Murphy’s early cross it could all have been different here.
Amazingly, the Premier League’s most in-form striker instead produced an air-kick before Bruno Guimaraes headed over.
Fulham have since weathered the early storm and have looked semi-dangerous on the counter, but we are still waiting for the game’s first shot on target as the clock ticks past the 26 minute mark.
From Dan King at the Vitality Stadium
They weren’t kidding about the confidence of Bournemouth. They have been at it from kick off.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has made two errors leading to shots on goal and Antoine Semenyo has hit the post.
Yet Liverpool could have taken the lead through Dominik Szboszlai, only for Kepa to make the best save so far of an open game.
21 – GOAL!! Ipswich 0-1 SOUTHAMPTON
A massive goal near the midway point of the first half and it’s JOE ARIBO for the visitors!
But the keep HAS to be doing better!
It’s well worked by the Saints down the right and when a low cross is blocked, it spins into the path of Aribo who strikes a volley into the ground and on target.
It’s not in the corner and Muric dives and flaffs at it trying to scoop it out, only pushing it into the top corner.
Huge goal for Southampton in that battle of the basement sides.
19 – Bournemouth 0-0 Liverpool
Blisteringly quick start from Bournemouth in this game but Liverpool have just registered their first effort on target there.
Gravenberch picks out Gakpo with a switch and he drives towards goal before getting his shot away. Kepa keeps it out comfortably.
16 – Newcastle 0-0 Fulham
Not much happening at St James’ Park in the early stages.
But Joachim Andersen was just ensuring that Alexander Isak was going nowhere fast there with a bodycheck which earns him a yellow card.
Fast start
Just the two goals from the one game but it was a rapid start.
The BBC saying the Doucoure goal at 10.18s was the fourth-fastest goal in Premier League history
6 – GOAL!! EVERTON 2-0 Leicester
The hosts are flying early doors – BETO with the second already!
Remarkable stuff but this Leicester defending would have them struggling in the Championship.
Tarkowski under no pressure on halfway is able to pick out a decent ball over the top of a high Foxes line for Beto to run into and inside the area.
He has Ndiaye to pick out with a pass for a tap in but goes for goal himself and finds the far bottom corner. Great start for them.
1 – GOAL!! EVERTON 1-0 Leicester
We’re already up and running just SECONDS into the game as ABDOULAYE DOUCOURE scores for Everton!
Nine seconds it looks like as Jordan Pickford just punts one forward from midway inside the Everton half.
It’s aimed towards Beto but neither he nor the defender gets a touch and it’s allowed to bounce into the box where Doucoure runs unchallenged to take a touch a pass beyond the keeper.
Incredible start for the Toffees.
KICK-OFF!
Here we go then, the 3pm games are all up and running!
- Bournemouth vs Liverpool
- Everton vs Leicester
- Ipswich vs Southampton
- Newcastle vs Fulham
Heading out
The teams across the 3pm kick-offs are starting to make their way out in our four games.
Plenty of twists and turns to come and four really important games to come….
From Gary Stonehouse at St James’ Park
We are seconds away from kick off at St James’ and hopefully we’re in for plenty of goals.
The Magpies, winners in seven of their last eight Prem matches, have found the net 22 times during that run.
That has them dreaming of a return to Champions League football but opponents Fulham have European hopes also.
From Dan King at the Vitality Stadium
Vitality insiders say they have never observed Bournemouth’s players feeling more confident before facing a top-of-the-table team than they are today.
And why not? Andoni Iraola’s team have beaten Arsenal, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest here.
Liverpool are back to full strength after a second string fell to the third defeat of Arne Slot’s debut season.
The Reds have seven full internationals on their bench. If the game is decided by changes, you still fancy them to win. But they will really have their work cut out.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
