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In the early morning of December 29, Beijing time, the 19th round of the English Premier League ended 2 games at the same time, Arsenal lost 0-2 to West Ham, and the 8-game winning streak at home was ended, and at the same time missed the half-way championship;Tottenham lost 4-2 at Brighton to remain fifth in the table for a crazy night.
Arsenal won 2-0 at home to West Ham and missed out on the halfway title
After drawing away at Liverpool in the last round, Arsenal remain top of the table and win this season's Premier League Christmas title. In this round, Arsenal return to host West Ham, who have had a good run of recent results, who moved up to sixth place after a win over Manchester United.
Faced with the situation that only a win can lock up the halfway title, Arsenal dropped the chain at a critical moment. In the first half, Bowen assisted Soucek to score, and after that, Arsenal continued to besiege the West Ham backline, but they still couldn't attack for a long time. In the second half, Arsenal conceded the first goal again in the opening period, and Mavropanos headed home to help West Ham extend the score.
After the loss, Arsenal still has 40 points, missing out on Liverpool, which has 42 points, and continues to rank second, while missing out on the halfway title.
West Ham's win moved them to 33 points, moving up to sixth ahead of Manchester United, who fell to seventh.
For coach David Moyes, this victory broke two curses, the first is the previous 72 Premier League away games against Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, the record is 0 wins, 21 draws and 51 losses, and now finally won the first win, the second is the previous coaching career so far 22 times to lead the team away to Arsenal, the record is 4 draws and 18 losses, and now it is also the first win.
Tottenham won 2-4 away at Brighton & Hove Albion, ending a three-game winning streak
After five consecutive rounds without a win, Tottenham Hotspur recently won three in a row and temporarily returned to the top four of the table. Tottenham travel to ninth-placed Brighton & Hove Albion, who are just one point away from eighth-placed Manchester United.
Away at Brighton, Tottenham's backline was distracted, conceding two goals in the first half and two more in the second, with Joao Pedde scoring twice from penalties and Sinchelwood and Estupiñan scoring two goals each.
Although in the final moments, Belize and Ben Davies scored twice in a row to help the team chase two goals in a row, and Tottenham still lost 2-4 to Brighton. According to statistics, Tottenham have conceded 19 goals in the Premier League since November this year, the joint-most with Nottingham Forest.
Tottenham's only takeaway from this game was scoring in 31 consecutive Premier League games, and they continue to be the only Premier League team to score in every league game. After the defeat, Tottenham still have 36 points, missing the chance to overtake Manchester City to return to fourth place, and remain in fifth place, while remaining six points behind the top of the table.