The highlight match of round 9 of the 2024-25 Premier League ended with a 2-2 draw between Arsenal and Liverpool.
Man City and Chelsea both won comfortably when playing at home. Tottenham and Man Utd both lost when playing away, against Crystal Palace and West Ham respectively.
Salah saves Liverpool again
Without William Saliba and Martin Odegaard, Arsenal still dominated Liverpool at home, especially in the first half. Liverpool needed a brilliance from Mohamed Salah to leave the Emirates Stadium with a point.
The Egyptian striker received a pass from Nunez to equalize 2-2 for Liverpool in the 81st minute. This was the 11th time Salah has scored against Arsenal in the Premier League. Only two players have scored more goals against the Gunners than Salah: Harry Kane (14 goals) and Wayne Rooney (12 goals).
After the first 9 matches of the season, Salah has contributed to 11 goals for The Kop, including 6 goals and 5 assists.
Mohamed Salah equalized 2-2 for Liverpool.
Man City takes the top spot
Facing only Southampton in the relegation zone, Man City dominated the game and had 22 shots. Erling Haaland scored early in the 5th minute, ending a 3-match goalless streak.
Haaland's creator was Matheus Nunes. The Portuguese midfielder has four assists this season, all of which have been for Haaland. If he had been more careful, Man City could have scored at least two more goals from the efforts of Savinho and Mateo Kovacic.
Despite the minimal win, Man City still earned maximum points. Pep Guardiola's team officially took the top spot from Liverpool, 1 point ahead of The Kop.
Haaland scored to help Man City get 3 points.
Man Utd weak
Man Utd created many chances against West Ham, but hit the crossbar 3 times. In the second half, when they could no longer dominate their opponents, Erik Ten Hag's students conceded 2 goals and left the London stadium empty-handed.
In the 2024-25 season, Man Utd had an expected goals (xG) ratio of 14.6 goals, but only scored 8 goals, a difference of -6.6 goals. This is a worse figure than any team in the Premier League this season.
Man Utd also has the second worst attack in the league, only better than Southampton and Crystal Palace (6 goals). In all competitions, Man Utd has won 1 of the last 8 matches, reaching a rate of 12.5%.
Man Utd missed many opportunities, lost 1-2 to West Ham.
Nicolas Jackson progresses, Chelsea benefits
Chelsea won by a minimal margin against Newcastle in round 9, with Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer scoring for the home team. Jackson officially reached the milestone of 20 goals for Chelsea after 44 matches. Only 4 players achieved this feat faster than Jackson: Diego Costa, Cole Palmer, Hasselbaink and Mark Stein.
With Jackson and Palmer shining continuously, Chelsea have won 10 of their last 14 Premier League games. Only Man City have played better than Chelsea in the same period.
Ipswich Town disaster
Defender Harry Clarke (Ipswich) just played the worst match of his career against Brentford. In the 45+1 minute, this player scored an own goal to help the opponent equalize 2-2. Right at the beginning of the second half, Clarke pulled the player roughly in the penalty area, causing Ipswich to receive a penalty. On the 11m mark, Mbeumo scored to make the score 3-2. Clarke ended his poor performance with a red card in the 69th minute and left the field.
In Premier League history, only one player has ever scored an own goal, given away a penalty and received a red card in the same match: Jan Bednarek (vs Man Utd, 2021). Harry Clarke is the second to do so.
Harry Clarke deserves to be the worst player of round 9 of the 2024-25 Premier League.
Chris Wood is about to catch up with Haaland
Chris Wood is currently the third-highest scorer in the 2024-25 Premier League Golden Boot with 7 goals. Last weekend, he scored 2 goals to help Nottingham Forest beat Leicester 3-1 away.
Once considered a "wooden leg" player, Chris Wood has played brilliantly under coach Nuno Santo. Since the Portuguese coach arrived at Forest (December 2023), Chris Wood has scored 16 goals (excluding penalties). In the Premier League, only Erling Haaland has scored more goals than Chris Wood (18 goals - excluding penalties).
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