In the early morning of December 29th, Beijing time, the 19th round of the English Premier League ended the last two games, two consecutive upsets, North London Thorns and Arsenal lost successively, Arsenal defeated West Ham 0-2, Tottenham lost 2-4 to Brighton, since the 0-1 loss to Villa, the Gunners in the last four rounds of the Premier League have made mistakes and lost points to lose the halfway championship, Liverpool officially completed the overtake of Arsenal in this round and won the half of the Premier League championship.
Tottenham, who took the lead, faced the Seagulls Brighton as a guest, and fell behind 0-4 at one point!In the 11th minute, Joao Pedro provided an assist and Hinchelwood opened the scoring to give Brighton the lead. In the 23rd minute, Welbeck made a penalty and Joao Pedro hit the penalty to give Brighton a double lead. In the 63rd minute, James Milner assisted, Estupiñán hit the world wave and Brighton scored again. In the 75th minute, Evan Ferguson made a penalty and Joao Pedro scored a penalty to complete the double ring, and Brighton led 4-0. In the 81st minute, Son Heung-min assisted, and Bayliss scored with a volley after winning the ball, and Tottenham pulled a goal back. In the 85th minute, Porro picked up a cross into the box from the left side of the field, Ben Davies headed home, and Tottenham chased another goal. With two goals in a row after 80 minutes, Tottenham would not have lost so ugly in terms of scoreline, but a recent three-game winning streak has also been ended. At the halfway point of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur is fifth with 36 points, and Manchester United has narrowed the gap on the top five.
The Gunners Arsenal who appeared afterwards also swallowed a defeat at home against the Hammers West Ham, and the two strong teams in the north London duo and the top five in the Premier League table all lost in an upset tonight!In the opening 13 minutes, Soucek flanked the goal and gave West Ham a one-goal lead. Bukayo Saka then missed a series of chances in the first half, including a shot from a tight angle that sent Arsenal 1-0 down at half-time. In the 55th minute, West Ham took advantage of a corner to add another goal, and Mavropanos headed past his former club Arsenal to extend their lead 2-0. After that, Gabriel Jesus, Nketiah and Odegaard missed another chance to score. In stoppage time, Rice sent a penalty and Arsenal were awarded a penalty, with Raya struggling to save Benrahma's penalty as Arsenal avoided a 3-0 defeat.
In the first 19 rounds of the Premier League, that is, just after the halfway point, Liverpool surpassed Arsenal to rise to first and won the halfway championship with a 2-0 away win over Burnley in this round, Arsenal fell to second, and Villaman City Tottenham Hotspur ranked third to fifth, but Manchester City has one less game, if you count the three points of one less game, Manchester City is actually only 2 points away from the top Liverpool, and there is still a lot of hope to complete the title defense.