Enzo Fernández’s Chelsea, unable to overcome Everton’s defensive tangle and break Jordan Pickford’s inspiration, put an end to their extraordinary winning streak at Goodison Park, where they left with just one point after an insipid 0-0, which It was insufficient to extend the melee with the Premier League leader, Liverpool, who visits Tottenham without Cristian Cuti Romero.
The London team, which arrived at Everton’s field spurred by nine consecutive victories in all competitions, five of them in the English league, could not find the goal. Even a tie was in danger at times, when disorder invaded and Sam Dyche’s team came out of their cave in search of a bigger prize. But Spanish goalkeeper Robert Sánchez responded, keeping the London team on their feet.
Chelsea, the only team capable of following Liverpool’s lead in the race for the English leadership, declines. But the tie leaves it at one point in the absence of the Reds Comply with the schedule and play the two remaining games to stay up to date. Their income can reach seven points at the end of the first round.
For Everton it was good news in this era that is presented to them with the new owners. Now they have gone three games without losing although the threat of relegation has not disappeared.
Enzo Maresca’s team, one of the sensations of the season, began the duel with the strength they brought from recent matches and cornered the local team. Nicolas Jackson, the visiting main argument, lacked aim. He forced Pickford to show off in the 26th minute and five minutes later he hit the post with his shot. Enzo’s game was good, as he completed 90 minutes on the court.
Everton emerged victorious from the best moment of the Blues and he had his moment. It was from Orel Mangala and Robert Sánchez came out to prevent the Toffeess They will leave with an advantage at the intermission.
The visitor’s push had already dropped and Everton had another one, at the beginning of the second half at the feet of Jack Harrison who also ran into Robert Sánchez although the one who responded better in the 77th minute, with a hand, to a cross from Jesper Lindstrom.
Chelsea were unable to do so and were left without the lead before Christmas. Everton leaves relegation to four.
History repeated for Manchester United
Bournemouth beat Manchester United again and, after attacking Old Trafford last year with a 0-3 scoreline, this Sunday they repeated the result against Rúben Amorim’s team, who are beginning to realize what cave they have gone into. Lisandro Martínez completed the 90 minutes and the pardoned Alejandro Garnacho played the last 35 minutes.
The Spanish coach Andoni Iraola, who has Bournemouth fifth in the Premier League, above Aston Villa, Newcatle United and Manchester City, still does not know what it is like to lose to Manchester United (he has two wins and a draw) and has a impressive record of six goals for and none against at the Theater of Dreams.
Los Cherriesagainst a team that had lost on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the League Cup, they took the lead after half an hour thanks to a header from the Spanish nationalized Dutchman Dean Huijsen in a lateral foul. The center-back went ahead of Zirkzee and his shot created a parabola that left André Onana pinned.
Huijsen was close to his goal being forgotten, with two errors behind that could have made it 1-1, first giving the ball to Kobbie Mainoo and causing a save by Kepa Arrizabalaga and in the same play, in the subsequent corner, almost scoring the goal against in a punt.
Bournemouth survived United’s reaction and in the second half they sentenced the Red Devils in two minutes to remember at the club in the south of England.
First, Justin Kluivert broke Noussair Mazraoui inside and he clearly knocked down the Dutchman, right in front of the referee, who did not even blink when pointing to the penalty spot. Kluivert himself went there, who tricked Onana and made it 0-2.
It was a result that lasted seconds on the scoreboard, because Mainoo, with a loss in the middle, caused Bournemouth’s offensive transition: Evanilson held on until Dango Ouattara came up the wing and filtered the ball to the Burkina Faso player.
Ouattara saw the step back that Antoine Semenyo took in the area and gave him a low pass that the Ghanaian attacker used to beat Onana and create a rout that made many United fans decide to take the path fifteen minutes before the end of the match. from the start and avoid the final stretch of another disaster at Old Trafford.
Amorim’s men remain in thirteenth position, with 22 points, nine behind the Champions League and very far from the leader, Liverpool, while Bournemouth dreams of qualifying for Europe and has 28 points.