It's messed up, it's completely messed up!The three key battles in the 16th round of the Premier League have come to an end, the standings have changed again, and the situation for the title and the race for the top four has become more tense. Liverpool opted for an early start in the round, which undoubtedly exacerbated Klopp's frustration for Jurgen Klopp, who had always been concerned about the timing of the game, but he nevertheless led the team to Selhurst Park to challenge his predecessor Roy Hodgson's Crystal Palace.
Based on the contrast between the two teams and Hodgson's emotional factor, there should have not been much of a stir in this early game. However, as Klopp worried and complained before the game, the players were completely out of form and played disjointedly, but luckily Alisson, who had just been **, saved Lemar's great chance to score at a crucial moment. However, even so, Alisson's goal was breached shortly after the second half – Kwansa was awarded a penalty for a foul in the box, which Mateta himself scored.
Liverpool continued to perform poorly after conceding the goal, but in the 75th minute of the game, Ayew was sent off for a second yellow card, giving Liverpool a numerical advantage. Seeing this, Klopp immediately made personnel adjustments and counterattacked. The buff form in the comeback win over Fulham in the previous round was still red, and just a minute later, Salah volleyed in the box to make it 1-1 and scored his 200th goal for Liverpool.
After that, Crystal Palace retreated in full force, while Liverpool launched a continuous attack. In the first minute of stoppage time, Salah played a pass to Elliott, who cut inside and fired home from distance to turn the scoreline around. In the final moments, Liverpool withstood Crystal Palace's frantic comeback, and after a comeback stunner, they overtook Arsenal by one point and climbed to the top of the standings. Speaking after the game, Jurgen Klopp said self-deprecatingly: "I've never seen the first 75 minutes play so badly, but in the end it was won.
Manchester United won the Premier League Manager of the Month, Player of the Month and Goal of the Month awards for November, but it is well known that winning the Premier League Manager of the Month award is risky, especially for the best manager, which requires a lot of experience and control. In this round of fixtures, Manchester United hosted a weak Bournemouth, and just five minutes into the game, Solanke beat Onana with a penalty shot down the middle, once again showing the curse of the Premier League's manager of the month.
Despite playing at home, United's performance was disappointing and there was nothing to speak of. United suffered a second-half defeat with goals from Lin and Senesi to make Bournemouth the first non-BIG6 team in the Premier League era to beat United by three or more goals at Old Trafford. Ten Hag's dismissal is once again ringing as fans and ** alike are debating whether he will be the first manager in Premier League history to be sacked after winning the Month award.
Liverpool emerged victorious, while Arsenal needed an away win over Villa to get back to the top of the table. However, Villa have won 14 games in a row at home since Unai Emery took over, including Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City in the first two rounds, and are currently in the top three. It was a contest between the former and current managers, with former Unai Emery outnumbering Arteta with his targeted tactical set-up. Just seven minutes into the game, McGinn scored a goal.
Villa continued to attack, but Zinchenko, who played in midfield, was a key target for Unai Emery's tactics. The two sides went back and forth, and the game was extremely intense. Arsenal also created a number of chances, but Martinez, who has been in fine form lately, snuffed them out one by one. Havertz scored a late goal in a scuffle, but VAR intervened and ruled that Havertz had committed a foul and the goal was disallowed.