What a lousy day at the office for the Premier League giants and title contenders!Arsenal and Liverpool were massive favourites against Everton and Fulham, respectively, but instead of expected victories, they suffered surprising setbacks. EPL minnows managed to grab much-deserved draws (Liverpool-Fulham 2-2, Arsenal-Everton 0-0), which will pour more drama into an already heated title race.Hard earned points away from home against Arsenal Well done Everton. Pickford is the man for us why we are still in the premier league.Legend for #EFC pic.twitter.com/k4U8yCfZ4X— Everton Xtra (@Everton_Xtra) December 14, 2024 Despite having around 82% of the ball possession, the Gunners just couldn’t get past fantastic Jordan Pickford. The Three Lions’s keeper had one of those octopus-esque nights when nothing could get past him. A handful of Pickford’s brilliant saves will definitely haunt Mikel Arteta and Bukayo Saka, who had as many as three up-and-coming chances but didn’t score one.The Gunners were hoping that at least their not-so-secret weapon – set piece routines – would provide them with a desired goal, but Sean Dyche’s defence was simply unbreakable in this man’s 500th Premier League game at Emirates.##NAJAVA_MECA_8571463####EDITORS_CHOICE##Unlike the Arsenal vs Everton game, which ended in a goalless draw, the Reds and the Cottagers provided us with such a remarkable four-goal thriller, which could have ended quite differently.Fulham were in front twice against ten-man Liverpool, who were with a player less on the pitch for the vast majority of the game. The hosts even conceded a late one before levelling it again on the eve of the stoppage time for 2-2.Liverpool 2-2 FulhamArsenal 0-0 Everton😏 pic.twitter.com/W1130LUpd0— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 14, 2024 It was a strange game straight from the start, with Andy Robertson getting under the spotlight within the opening two minutes. He barely managed to stay in the game due to Issa Diop’s reckless tackle, but the Scott showed his both mental and physical strength. Alas, maybe he should have left then because the match unfolded in the worst possible way for Liverpool’s full-back.A few minutes later, Anfield was silenced as the Cottagers took the lead through Andreas Pereira. The Brazilian magnificently headed home Antonee Robinson’s cross, which took a slight deflection off Andy Robertson’s thigh.That’s a clear red card any time, any dayRobertson is off, time to watch Liverpool lose 😂 pic.twitter.com/H6WobOGQ3W— Sandeep Kumar Verma (@SandeepPiyush85) December 14, 2024 That was just the prelude to Robertson’s full calvary. Five minutes later, he was shown a straight red card for being the last man when he made a professional foul. With 73 minutes left on the clock, the ten-man Reds were facing a calamitous plot.Thankfully for them, they survived until the half-time interval, not conceding another, before fighting back superbly after the restart. Mohamed Salah whipped in a sensational cross from the right and Cody Gakpo headed it classy Bernd Leno into the back of the net.From that moment on, the Scousers were flying high, pushing for a total comeback. However, the visitors stunned Anfield for the second time after Muniz netted smoothly following a prolific build-up and Alex Iwobi’s through ball and Robertson’s cross.With 15 minutes left on the clock, Marco Silva’s side was on the verge of a shocking win, but Arne Slot’s super-sub Diogo Jota dribbled it before excellent finishing inside the area for the definite outcome of this very entertaining clash.Rodrigo Muniz scores with Iwobi’s effort!⚽️ GOAL 🏴 | Liverpool 1-2 Fulham | Rodrigo Munizpic.twitter.com/yIYb1fU7BW— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) December 14, 2024 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 15SaturdayArsenal – Everton 0-0Liverpool – Fulham 2-2 (0-1)/Gakpo 47, Jota 86 – Pereira 11, Muniz 76/Newcastle – Leicester 4-0 (1-0)/Murphy 30,60, Bruno 48, Isak 50/Wolverhampton – Ipswich 1-2 (0-1)/Cunha 72 – Doherty 15 og, Taylor 90+3/20:30: (2.70) Nott.Forest (3.30) Aston Villa (2.85)Sunday17:00: (1.90) Brighton (3.50) Crystal Palace (4.10)19:30: (1.63) Man.City (4.55) Man.Utd. (5.20)22:00: (1.33) Chelsea (5.50) Brentford (8.50)22: 00: (4.40) Southampton (3.90) Tottenham (1.75)Monday23:00: (1.75) Bournemouth (3.70) West Ham (4.70)***odds are subject to change***
