Xinhua News Agency, London, December 23 (Reporter Zhang Wei) Manchester United lost 0:2 in the away game against West Ham United on the 23rd, and can only welcome Christmas with the eighth place in the Premier League. The strong conversation between Arsenal and Liverpool ended in a 1-1 draw, with Arsenal continuing to lead by one point.
United travelled south to London that day and were found twice by West Ham in the space of six minutes in the second half. In the 72nd minute, Bowen received Paqueta's overhead ball and hit it to break the deadlock on the field. In the 78th minute, Kudus seized on Manchester United's mistake at the back, and Paqueta made a kick to the wall to enter the penalty area and scored with a low shot, extending the score to 2:0.
Manchester United have 9 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses in the Premier League this season, accumulating 28 points and can only finish eighth. On the 26th, they will host Aston Villa, who have been strong this season. Aston Villa are currently third in the table with 39 points, the same level as second-placed Liverpool.
At Anfield, Arsenal opened the scoring after just four minutes when centre-back Gabriel headed home. However, Trent Alexander-Arnold found Salah with a long pass in the 29th minute, and the Egyptian striker shook off the defender with the ball and hit the near corner to level the score at 1-1. After that, the two teams played hard, and in the end they scored one point each.
In addition, Tottenham Hotspur sent Everton away 2:1, Nottingham Forest lost to Bournemouth 2:3, "promoted horse" Luton defeated Newcastle United 1:0, and Fulham lost to Burnley 0:2. (ENDS).