In the early morning of January 3, Beijing time, the 21st round of the Premier League ended a focus battle, Liverpool dropped the chain in the case of a 2-goal lead, and played 2-2 with Chelsea! In this way, Manchester City took the opportunity to expand the point difference to 10 points, and the suspense of the title race was basically ended.
The first to play in this round is Manchester City, who play away to Arsenal. Saka scored first, the situation suddenly changed in the second half, B made a penalty and Mahrez equalized.
Gabriel was then sent off with a red card and Rodri staged a killer in the 3rd minute of stoppage time, and City came 2-1. After this campaign, Manchester City won 11 consecutive league games to lead the table with 53 points.
Manchester City's win means that neither Liverpool nor Chelsea can afford to lose, or even draw, and both teams have to fight for three points. But the embarrassing thing is that the two major title favorites failed to achieve their wishes, and they just played a draw.
Just 8 minutes into the opening, Chaloba made a mistake, Mane calmly swung past Mendy, and his left-footed blast broke the deadlock, and Liverpool broke the deadlock early.
In the 25th minute, Salah received a long pass from Alexander-Arnold, 1-on-1, and beat Marcos Alonso with a light scrub from a small angle to extend Liverpool's advantage and lead 2-0.
Just before the end of the first half, the situation reversed again, and in the 41st minute Marcos Alonso's free-kick was saved, Mateo Kovacic's volley from outside the box hit the ball into the dead corner and Chelsea blew the horn of counterattack.
Five minutes later, Pulisic received a pass from N'Golo Kante and fired a shot into the far corner of the penalty area. Chelsea scored two goals in a short period of time and stubbornly filled in the pits.
In the second half, both teams were aiming to win, with Liverpool replacing Keita and Chamberlain in succession, while Chelsea sent Zoginho and Hudson Hudson-Odoi. However, neither team was able to score again, and after 94 minutes of fierce fighting, they combined to contribute 25 shots on goal, and finally played 2-2!
Neither Liverpool nor Chelsea could be satisfied with a draw, and the final whistle sounded and both sides were expressionless. With the two giants conceding points in unison, City extended their points advantage to 10 points, a gap of more than three goals.
In just 28 hours, the Pattern of the Premier League title race has changed drastically, with Manchester City riding the dust towards the title and Liverpool and Chelsea in disgrace. Originally the Premier League was a three-nation kill this season, and Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool chased after each other, but now it has evolved into a Manchester City monopoly. In the next round, Manchester City will sit at home against Chelsea, and if the season double is achieved, the championship suspense will end early.