In the early morning of January 2, Beijing time, the 20th round of the Premier League continued, and the focus of this round was the Premier League leader Liverpool against Newcastle, the top four of last season, in the first half of the draw, the second half became a goal battle, and the whole game scored 6 goals, Pharaoh Salah became the focus, and in the case of losing points, he still sent 2 goals and 1 assist, helping Liverpool win 4-2 against Newcastle, and the lead at the top of the table has reached 3 points.
Before the game, Liverpool accumulated 42 points in 19 rounds, 2 points ahead of third-placed Manchester City, although it is at the top of the table, but the advantage is not large. Before the Club World Cup, Manchester City once fell out of the top four, but with the momentum of winning the Club World Cup, Manchester City staged two consecutive wins after its return, ranking back to the top four at the same time, only 2 points behind Liverpool, which also made Liverpool sit on pins and needles at the top of the table.
Villa ended a two-game winless run before the start of this round, beating Burnley 3-2 to tie Liverpool on points and only sit second on goal difference. Arsenal, which once occupied the top of the table, continued to slide, has suffered three rounds of winless, after a 1-1 draw with Liverpool in the 18th round, has suffered two consecutive defeats, lost 0-2 to West Ham United, 1-2 to Fulham, lost 9 points in three rounds, has completely fallen behind, it seems that this season is still fighting for the fate of the fourth.
Falau Salah was key to Liverpool's victory, breaking the deadlock with an assist from Nunez in the 49th minute. In the 74th minute, Salah made a through ball in front, Jota crossed in front of the goalkeeper, Jones scored in the face of an empty goal, and Liverpool led 2-1.
In the 78th minute, Salah passed the ball with the outside of his instep, and Gakpo volleyed the goal, giving Liverpool a 3-1 lead. In the 84th minute, Jota made a point, Salah deceived the goalkeeper and volleyed the goal, giving Liverpool a 4-2 lead.
All four of Liverpool's goals were related to Salah, and it can be said that Salah dominated Liverpool's victory in this game.
And Salah, with the two goals in this game, the number of goals in the season has also reached 14, tied for the first place with Haaland, who is currently injured, and it has been easy for Salah to surpass Haaland.
Although Salah's form is gratifying, what distresss Liverpool is that Salah is about to go to the Africa Cup of Nations and may have to miss more than a month. #Headline Startup Challenge##Headline Starter Creation Match#