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Liverpool Bounce Back, Arsenal Close Gap On Top Four

March 7, 2020 4:36 pm

Liverpool moved to within nine points of claiming the Premier League title by coming from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1 as Tottenham and Wolves missed the chance to put pressure on Chelsea for a top-four finish.

Sheffield United were the big winners in the race for a place in the Champions League next season with a 1-0 win over Norwich to move up to sixth, while Arsenal moved to within five points of the top four by beating West Ham 1-0.

Liverpool had suffered three defeats in four games in all competitions, including their first in the Premier League for …

Liverpool Lean On VAR To Edge Past Wolves

December 29, 2019 3:56 pm

Liverpool continued their relentless march towards a first Premier League title in 30 years, but Jurgen Klopp’s men needed the benefit of two VAR reviews to see off Wolves 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday.

Sadio Mane scored the only goal three minutes before half-time as the Senegalese’s strike was allowed to stand after initially being ruled out for handball against Adam Lallana.

Moments later Wolves had an equaliser scored by Pedro Neto disallowed by VAR for the tightest of offside decisions.

An 18th win in 19 Premier League games this season reestablished Liverpool’s 13-point lead at the top of the …

VAR In Premier League: Did It Make Or Mar Wolves’ Game

October 29, 2019 3:57 pm

Question: what could make a 0-0 draw even more unsatisfying than usual? Answer: a goal being celebrated and then disallowed after a VAR review leads to enforcement of the draconian new interpretation of the handball law. Wolves felt that anguish here: first they rejoiced when Leander Dendoncker lashed the ball into the net in the 53rd minute and then, 98 seconds later, they cursed their misfortune when the referee wiped the scoreboard clean because the ball had struck the arm of Willy Boly in the buildup.

Boly could have done nothing to prevent the ball from hitting him – Dendoncker …