At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 17, the 17th round of the 2021-2022 Premier League, Liverpool defeated Newcastle 3-1 at home, and Servi opened the 7 minutes of the world wave to break through the old main gate. Arnold blasted into the world wave, and Salah made up for a record. After this campaign, Liverpool continued to rank second with 40 points, leaving Chelsea with three points.
Competition focus
Anti-overtake! Liverpool's 3-1 home win over visiting Newcastle, with Uncle Scum's side winning all eight of their last eight games, including six consecutive league wins. Liverpool continue to be in second place with 40 points in the table, one point away from Manchester City at the top of the table.
nemesis! Servi opened the scoring seven minutes with a world-wave through the old main goal, his third premier league goal. Of the players who have previously played for the Reds, only Anelka (5 goals) has scored more goals than Servi.
stable! Salah scored 15 goals in his 17th Premier League appearance this season and provided 9 assists, with 24 direct participations. In Premier League history only Alain Shearer (involved in 25 goals) has scored more goals than Salah before Christmas. Salah has scored or assisted in 15 consecutive Premier League games, equalling the record held by Vardy.
Wonderful review
Liverpool announced before the match that Van Dijk, Curtis Jones and Fabinho were absent due to suspected positive COVID-19 tests. In the 6th minute, Salah sent a clever heel pass from the right, Jota got the ball and turned around with a low shot, and Dubravka sealed the ball off the line.
In the 7th minute, not far from the Thiago penalty area, Servi tried a powerful long-range shot with his right foot from 25 meters away, and the ball arced into the far corner, 0-1! Newcastle made a fantastic start on the road. Shelvey returned to Anfield to break through the old main gates.
In the 15th minute, Newcastle suffered a blow and Ritchie replaced the injured Lewis. Alexander-Arnold's corner kick was then met by Cornett's header that was only slightly offside. In the 21st minute, Mane's cross from the right, Jota's close-range header was blocked by Dubravka's reaction, and the Second Reaction of the Portugal international was also quickly made up, 1-1! Liverpool equalised and Newcastle complained that Cornett had fouled first when he scrambled for the top, but the referee ignored it.
In the 25th minute, Servi took the liberty of returning the pass, Mane's low shot from inside the penalty area was saved by Dubravka, and Salah followed up with a shot to make it 2-1! Liverpool scored two goals in four minutes to reverse the score.
In the 32nd minute, Henderson's header sailed wide and Jota's right-footed shot from inside the penalty area sent the ball flying. In the 35th minute, Chamberlain moved the ball to the right side of the field, Salah inserted into the box, the pharaoh faced Dubravka's freehand low shot into the far corner, and the ball rubbed the upright out of the bottom line!
In the 59th minute, Salah's left-footed attempt to deflect the ball with a left-footed shot from outside. In the 70th minute, Henderson's backcourt brought down Fraser, who had cut inside, and Shelvey's right-footed arc of violence was pulled out of the arc of violence, and the ball was only slightly offside, which was of high quality.
In the 81st minute, Jota's close-range shot was blocked and Liverpool missed a chance to kill the game. In the 87th minute, Arnold's right-footed shot from outside the box was too much for Dubravka to save, 3-1! In the end, Liverpool scored three points at home, and Newcastle lost 2 consecutive games to tie with vice-captain Norwich.
Statistics
Player ratings
Arnold played well on both offensive and defensive ends today, scoring a high score of 8.3.
Appearances line-up
Liverpool(433):
Goalkeeper: 1 - Alisson
Defenders: 66-Arnold, 32-Matip, 5-Cornett, 26-Robertson
Midfielders: 14-Henderson, 15-Chamberlain (8-Keita 74'), 6-Thiago (7-Milner 87')
Forwards: 11 Salah (9 Firmino 74'), 20 Jota, 10 Mane
Newcastle(451):
Goalkeeper: 1 - Dubravka
Defenders: 19 Manquillo, 5 Scheer, 6 Russells, 12 Lewis (11 Ritchie 15')
Midfielders: 23-Murphy, 24-Almiron, 8-Shelvey, 7-Jorrington (9-Wilson 79'), 21-Fraser (28-Verrock 87')
Forward: 10 - St. Maximan