The 18th round of the English Premier League is all over (except Manchester City), Arsenal drew 1:1 away to Liverpool and hold the top position. Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1 at home to Everton to return to the top four in the standings, with goals from Son Heung-min and Richarlison, who opened up and started scoring in consecutive games. Newcastle United lost 0:1 away to Luton Town, ranked seventh in the standings, and gave the opponent an important three points on the way to relegation, Newcastle United has no Champions League distractions, and they can't play well, and they are getting farther and farther away from the top four. Manchester United is even more sinky, losing 0-2 away to West Ham United, sliding to eighth in the standings, and the hope of a top four is even slimmer.
Liverpool 1:1 Arsenal
At the beginning of the game, Arsenal took the lead in getting into the state, Odegaard assisted by a free kick, Gary Abel shook his head to score, Arsenal made a dream start, Liverpool began to fight back after conceding the goal, Odegaard escaped a penalty kick for handball in the penalty area, Arnold sent a long pass to assist, Salah received the ball on the right side of the front field, cut inside and shot the goal, Liverpool equalized 1:1. Arsenal counter-attacked quickly, Martinelli had a great chance to shoot wide, and Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz were booked in quick succession as the two teams drew 1-1 at half-time.
In the second half of the game, Liverpool had the advantage of attacking, substitute Elliott shot from outside the penalty area, the ball hit the post and popped up, and then Liverpool counterattacked, Arnold inserted at high speed, and the crossbar popped up with a violent shot in the penalty area, Havertz fell to the ground in the penalty area, the referee did not say, and finally the game ended at full-time, and the two teams shook hands 1:1.
Tottenham 2:1 Everton
In the first half of the game, Johnson crossed, Richarlison pushed the goal, Tottenham made a perfect start, and then Johnson's shot on the line of the small penalty area flew away, missing the opportunity to extend the lead, Vicario saved the header in the Everton penalty area, Johnson's shot was saved, Son Heung-min made a supplementary shot, Tottenham 2:0 extended the lead, the backward Everton intensified the attack, Harrison's shot was saved by Vicario, McNeil fell in the box, the referee did not say anything, and at half-time, Tottenham led 2:0.
In the second half of the game, Andre Gomez steals in front, the ball is passed to the penalty area, Lewin scored from a small angle, but VAR prompts Gomez to counter-grab a foul, and the goal is invalid! James Garner volleys into the far corner of the penalty area, the ball hits the post and pops up, Everton corner kick opportunity, two-point attack, Andre Gomez volleys in the penalty area, Everton pulls back a goal 1:2.
Vicario made another save to keep the lead in the next game, and in stoppage time, Everton almost equalised when Danjuma's shot hit the crossbar and bounced off Vicario. In the end, Tottenham won 2-1 at home to Everton.
Luton Town 1:0 Newcastle United
Luton were the better on the pitch, with the number of shots on goal dominant, and Newcastle United did not lose the game.
After the start of the game, Wilson hit the crossbar with a header from close range, Kaminski saved the ball, then Barkley assisted from a corner, Townsend scored with a header, Luton broke the deadlock 1:0, and then Barkley hit the crossbar with a long-range shot, Luton almost extended the lead, in the second half, Luton hit the crossbar again, Newcastle United were lucky, Isak received a pass from a teammate, and scored a goal in the penalty area, but VAR suggested that it was offside first, and the goal was invalidated, and in the end, Luton beat Newcastle 1:0 at home.