Liverpool moved away at the top of the English Premier League by sweeping host Tottenham 6-3, benefiting from Chelsea’s 0-0 draw with Everton on Sunday, in the 17th stage of the tournament.
Liverpool, which has a postponed match, expanded the gap with Chelsea to 4 points after raising its score to 39 points with its twelfth victory, compared to 3 draws and one loss.
Diaz opened the scoring with a header after following a cross from full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold (23).
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Mac Allister added the second with a new header, taking advantage of an incorrect clearance from the defense and an unsuccessful exit from goalkeeper Fraser Forster (36).
Madison reduced the gap with a powerful shot from the outskirts of the area (41), but Suboslai restored the two-goal difference following a pass from Salah and a shot from inside the area (45 + 1).
Salah is the top scorer in the Premier League
Salah broke the partnership of top scorers with Norwegian Erling Haaland, Manchester City striker, by scoring his fourteenth goal in the league, when he scored the fourth after the ball swayed in front of the goal line after the defense attempted to clear it (54).
Salah also scored his fifteenth goal in the league this season following an assist from Soboslai (61).
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In the 72nd minute, Kuloshevsky scored a second goal for Tottenham, after he received a ball from Dominic Solanke, who reduced the goal difference to two (83), but Diaz concluded the goal festival by scoring the sixth for Liverpool (85).
Chelsea settled for a draw
Chelsea lost its chance to lead the English Premier League temporarily, with a goalless draw with host Everton.
Chelsea raised its score to 35 points in second place with its fifth draw this season, with Everton having the highest number of draws (7 in partnership with Fulham, Brighton and Crystal Palace), which in turn raised its score to 16 points in fifteenth place.
United are faltering
Manchester United suffered a painful blow by losing to its guest, Bournemouth, with three unanswered goals at Old Trafford.
Spaniard Dean Howeson gave the hosts the opening goal with a beautiful header after following a ball sent by Scot Ryan Christie from a free kick (29).
Dutchman Justin Kluivert added the second goal from a penalty kick (61), before Ghanaian Anthony Semenyu concluded the third goal with a shot from inside the penalty area, following a pass from Burkinabe Dango Ouattara (63).
United suffered their seventh loss in the league and the third under their Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim, who has led them so far in 9 matches since taking over the position from the sacked Dutchman Erik Ten Hag, contenting himself with collecting 7 points out of 18 in the league.
The Red Devils team suffers in defense from free kicks, as it conceded 17 goals in the league this year, more than any other year in its history, according to Opta statistics.
On the other hand, Bournemouth continued its strong performances and achieved the fourth victory in the last 5 matches (one draw), and was able to collect 28 points, regaining fifth place on goal difference at the expense of Aston Villa, who won over Manchester City, the defending champion, 2-1 on Saturday.
Other results
Wolverhampton recovered after 4 losses by defeating host Leicester City by 3 clean goals, scored by Portuguese Gonçalo Guedes (19), Rodrigo Gomez (36), and Brazilian Mateus Cunha (44).
Wolverhampton left the penultimate place, one place ahead with 12 points, and on goal difference, over Ipswich, who lost to Newcastle United 4-0 on Saturday.
On the other hand, Leicester suffered its ninth loss in the league and the second in a row under its new Dutch coach Ruud van Nistelrooy, so its score froze at 14 points in seventeenth place.
Fulham settled for a point in its goalless draw with its guest, Southampton, raising its score to 25 points in ninth place, while Southampton remained at the bottom of the standings with six points.
Southampton won only one match out of 17, and suffered 13 defeats, in addition to 3 draws.
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