Liz, West Brom 5-0 complete… Arsenal beat Brighton 1-0
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-ah = Manchester United (Man U) jumped to second place by running an undefeated march in 9 matches in the English professional football Premier League (EPL).
Manchester United defeated Wolverhampton 1-0 on the 30th (Korean time) at the home game of the 2020-2021 EPL Round 16 at Manchester’s Old Trafford, thanks to Marcus Rashford’s winning goal in the extra time in the second half.
Manchester United, which has continued a steep rise of 7 wins and 2 draws in recent 9 games in the league, has accumulated 30 points to rise to second place (30 points) after Liverpool (32 points).
On the other hand, Wolverhampton, who only won three consecutive games (1 draw, 2 losses), placed 12th (21 points).
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Manchester United exchanged 11 shots and Wolverhampton exchanged 9 shots. The balance of 0 continued for more than 90 minutes.
Rashford’s left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, who received a pass from Bruno Fernandes, was deflected by opponent defender Romain Sais.
Leeds United scored 5 goals, starting with their own goal in the 9th minute, in the away game against West Bromwich Albion, winning 5-0.
After winning Burnley 1-0 in the last round, Leeds finished 11th in the league (23 points).
West Brom suffered a draw (2 draws, 4 losses) in 6 games and remained in 19th place (8 points).
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Arsenal also crowned Brighton with a 1-0 victory, winning two straight victories and rising to 13th place (20 points).
In the 21st minute of the second half against 0-0, Alexandre Lacazette, who stepped on the ground instead of Gabriel Martinelli, finished Bukayo Saka’s pass with a right foot in the center of the penalty area immediately after the input, and became the lead of the final goal.
Brighton, who failed to make up for this goal, fell to 17th place (13 points).
Sheffield United lost to Burnley 0-1 and finished in the bottom (2 draws, 14 losses, 2 points) without ever winning 16 league games this season.
The 16 consecutive draws since the season’s opening are the highest in the EPL along with the Queen’s Park Rangers (7 draws and 9 losses) in the 2012-2013 season. If they do not win the 17th round against Sheffield on January 3, next year, Sheffield will write a new record of disgrace.
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2020/12/30 08:31 sent