Matchday 8 Premier League Review: Liverpool Won vs Chelsea

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Matchday 8 of the Premier League was thrilling, with each game bringing surprises and memorable moments. Fans can look forward to more intense action as the Premier League season progresses. There were a total of 5 red cards shown on the day, which is quite a statistic to have.

Match Post View Of Premier League Matchday 8

Liverpool are at the top of the table as Arsenal dropped one point to keep it with them, and Aston Villa continues their winning run against Fulham.

Tottenham 4 – 1 West Ham: Spurs dominated West Ham United.

The Hammers lost as the Spurs claimed a comfortable victory. Mohammed Kudus put West Ham in the lead after only 18 minutes, but that was a short-lived advantage as Tottenham equalized 1-1 through Dejan Kulusevski in the 36th minute. Tottenham took control of the game during the second half, pressing their lead with Yves Bissouma’s goal in the 52nd minute. Alphonse Areola’s own goal in the 55th minute further increased the chances of winning for the Spurs. It was Sealed in the 60th minute by Heung-min Son. The hopes of a comeback for West Ham ended when Mohammed Kudus was sent off in the 86th minute.

Man United 2 – 1 Brentford: Garnacho and Hojlund To Man United Rescue

Man United managed a narrow win at hand, this time against Brentford. Both teams easily identified this match as a defensive game. Man United took an early lead in the first half. The same squad equalized just immediately after. This half ended in a draw, with both teams on 1-1 each. The game never changed much in the second half until the final minutes when Man United scooped a win at 2-1.

Fulham 1 – 3 Aston Villa: Watkins back on the scoring sheet

With rapid and tactical counter-attacks, Aston Villa played more enthusiastically than their host, Fulham. Fulham did their best but could not convert their opportunity into a goal. Aston Villa took advantage of lapses by Fulham’s defenses, scoring three times. A Fulham consolation was insufficient to mount a strong challenge.

Newcastle 0 – 1 Brighton: Welbeck’s goal was enough to earn three points for Brighton

Brighton won a very tight match with Newcastle. Newcastle had their chances but could not convert them into goals. Brighton capitalized on theirs and made the winning goal. Newcastle would not stop pushing but could not find the back of the net.

Southampton 2 – 3 Leicester City: Jordan Ayew 90+8 Min goal won the match for Leicester City

In a rather entertaining and high-scoring game, Leicester City won the match handsomely against Southampton. Both teams loved their pieces of offense on display, but in terms of end-to-end play, they would have loved playing a bit more strategically to get the better of each other. Leicester City’s clinical finishing clinched the match for them.

Everton 2 – 0 Ipswich Town: Keane and Ndiaye goal Keeps Everton Run

Everton had the better game, with Ipswich Town letting loose all that accumulated pressure in vain. The visitors found it tough to break through Everton’s organized defense. Everton took their chances, resulting in a comfortable 2-0 win by Iliman Ndiaye and Michael Keane.

Bournemouth 2 – 0 Arsenal: 10 men Arsenal dropped point against Bournemouth

It was a horrible day for Liverpool. Right from the start, they were on the back foot, and in the 30th minute, William Saliba received a red card after taking down Evanilson when he had a great goal-scoring opportunity. After that, Bournemouth found the net in the 70th minute of the match as Ryan Christie scored the goal, and then Justin Kluivert scored the 2nd goal to win the match.

Wolves 1-2 Man City: The Defender’s Goals Saved Man City From Dropping Points

Man City was at its usual attacking best, proving too much for Wolverhampton Wanderers. They put up an aggressive game, but nothing was in store for them. The relentless offense of the city offshoot allowed them to hold the lead at the end of the game by scoring twice. However, the first goal was scored by the home side, Wolves, as Jorgen Strand Larsen scored the opening goal in the 7th minute of the match.

In the 33 minutes of the match, Josko Gvardiol leveled the score with a great curling shot. City kept shooting but failed to convert the chances, and everyone thought it would draw. John Stones came to the rescue and scored the header into the net in the 90+5 minute to win the match for the team.

Liverpool 2 – 1 Chelsea: Curtis Jones Win It For Liverpool

A closely contested match saw Liverpool gain the better end of the contest with Chelsea. In the close game, both teams gave it all their worth, and the result soon turned decisively in favor of Liverpool, mainly because of the team’s tactics and the quality seen from Liverpool, who were steadfast until the very end. Though there was enough opportunity for both sides to score, Liverpool were much more clinical in front of the goal. It was mistakes by the Chelsea bit sloppy defense that gave away the points, or else it would have been the draw.

Matchday 8 turned out to be pretty interesting, where every play seemed to produce its sensations and moments not to forget. All promises even bigger action as the season of the Premier League continues.