This year's Premier League Christmas and New Year's War is really lively, and it has become the most unique and beautiful scenery of the Premier League. Liverpool's big win away at Burnley, while the Gunners' Arsenal were beaten at home by the Hammers at West Ham United was an unexpected ending. Normally, the Premier League's half-way title is called the Christmas champion, but this year the title looks a bit awkward.
Our Gunners Arsenal are the Christmas champions of the season after a hard-fought draw with the Reds at Anfield in the battle for the top spot for Christmas. However, the Premier League has only just finished 18 rounds, and the Gunners have a lead of only one point. This means that, despite being a Christmas champion, it is not yet a halfway champion. As long as the Gunners return to the Emirates Stadium to beat the Hammers, they can become veritable halfway champions. But fate always seems to play a joke, and the Reds won comfortably on the road to occupy the halfway point of the title.
Look no further than our Gunners, who are unbeaten at home this season and have a huge psychological advantage against the Hammers. However, who could have predicted what would happen on the football field?The Hammers' tactics and performances were surprisingly good, especially with Bowen and Mavropanos, which left the Gunners' defence strained. And the Gunners' new signing Rice, who seemed to be in no form against his old club, played his worst game since joining.
In the game, the Gunners dominated nearly 80% of the possession, blasting 30 shots on goal and 8 on target, but they were never able to find the back of the net. In the end, the unbeaten home game was broken, which also meant the loss of the half-way championship. This is perhaps the first time in the history of the Premier League that Christmas wins are not halfway titles.
After the half-time, the Premier League was even more exciting. The Reds' solid performances and the Gunners' unexpected mistakes have made people look forward to the next game. Although the Christmas winner does not necessarily win the Premier League, the embarrassing results can only be digested by the Gunners themselves. For us ordinary fans, every round of the Premier League is a feast for the eyes, whether it is a win or a defeat, it is full of passion and anticipation. Let's wait and see what surprises and challenges the Premier League has to offer this season.