EPL: Liverpool, Arsenal share points as Man United lose to West Ham

December 23, 2023 8:50 pm

Liverpool and Arsenal played out a 1-1 draw in their English Premier League (EPL) encounter at Anfield on Saturday.

Gabriel Magalhaes and Mohamed Salah scored in the first half for Arsenal and Liverpool respectively as the top-two EPL sides shared the points.

Arsenal went ahead four minutes into the encounter when defender Gabriel converted Martin Odegaard’s free-kick delivery.

The lead was however cancelled on 29 minutes through Salah’s solo effort. The Egyptian striker cut inside a defender on the edge of the area before unleashing a pile driver into the roof of the net.

Liverpool continued to dominate proceedings after the interval and went close on a couple of occasions.

Joe Gomez’s curler shaved the base of the post, while Trent Alexander-Arnold hit the crossbar following a blistering counterattack.

Arsenal retained their top spot with 40 points from 18 matches, one ahead of second-placed Liverpool.

Elsewhere, Manchester United fell to a 2-0 defeat against West Ham United, while Dominic Solanke scored a hattrick for Bournemouth in their 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest.

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